How to Install Textpattern on EndeavourOS Latest

Textpattern is a popular, free and open-source content management system (CMS) that can be used for creating and managing websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Textpattern on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Textpattern, ensure that your EndeavourOS Latest system meets the following requirements:

• A web server such as Apache or Lighttpd.
• PHP version 7.4 or higher.
• A MySQL, MariaDB or SQLite database.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install the required packages for PHP, MySQL and Apache. Open the terminal on your EndeavourOS system and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache mariadb

Alternatively, if you prefer to use Apache, you can run:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache apache

Step 2: Configure Apache

If you chose to use Apache, we need to configure it to use PHP. Open the Apache configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Uncomment the following lines by removing the '#' symbol:

LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php
Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+O and then Ctrl+X.

Restart Apache by running:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

You can either use an existing MySQL or MariaDB database or create a new one for Textpattern. To create a new database, follow these steps:

1. Open the MariaDB console by running sudo mysql.
2. Create a new database by running CREATE DATABASE textpattern;.
3. Create a new user for the database by running CREATE USER 'textpatternuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';.
4. Grant privileges to the user by running GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON textpattern.* TO 'textpatternuser'@'localhost';.
5. Flush the privileges by running FLUSH PRIVILEGES;.
6. Exit the console by running exit.

Replace your_password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Download and Extract Textpattern

Download the latest version of Textpattern from the official website using the following command:

wget https://textpattern.com/file_download/239/textpattern-4.8.7.zip

Replace the version number with the latest available version.

Extract the downloaded file by running:

unzip textpattern-4.8.7.zip

Replace the version number with the latest available version.

Move the extracted directory to the Apache document root directory by running:

sudo mv textpattern-4.8.7 /srv/http/

Change the ownership of the directory to the Apache user by running:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/textpattern-4.8.7

Step 5: Configure Textpattern

Rename the textpattern-4.8.7 directory to something more user-friendly such as tp.

sudo mv /srv/http/textpattern-4.8.7 /srv/http/tp

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/tp. Textpattern will automatically detect that it has not been installed and will take you to the setup screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Textpattern. When prompted for the database details, enter the hostname as localhost, the username as textpatternuser, the password as your_password (the password you set in Step 3) and the database name as textpattern.

Once the installation is complete, login to Textpattern by navigating to http://localhost/tp/textpattern/index.php. Use the username and password you set during the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Textpattern on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use this powerful CMS to create and manage your website.

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